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Government Times, Issue 36 Volume 3, No. 4, Issue 36 Tuesday 1 November 2011 Understanding Ireland’s Relationship with the EU At the Department of Government’s third annual Ireland and EU participative conference (Communicating Europe Initiative) were Dr Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan , Department of Government, UCC (organiser); Dr PJ Paul , School of Politics and International Relations, UCD; Lucinda Creighton TD, Minister for European Affairs; Dr Seamus Coffey , Department of Economics, UCC and Professor Irene Lynch-Fannon, Head of College of Business and Law, UCC. See more on pages 4 and 5. Inside: BSc Government graduate making it big in Hollywood (see page 11) 1 | P a g e Editorial Page Showcasing Government, Thursday 17 November 2011 Welcome to another exceptionally packed issue of Government Times which we sincerely hope you will enjoy. Since our last edition, a lot has happened as you will see over the pages which follow. We are also gearing up for our big departmental Showcase on Thursday 17 November which is a tremendous opportunity to draw attention to the Department of Government and its various programmes, with particular emphasis on the BSc Government degree (see pages 12 and 13 for more details). The day will culminate in the 13th Annual Philip Monahan Memorial Lecture with Emily O’Reilly , Ombudsman and Freedom of Information Commissioner. In another busy fortnight, the Government and Politics Society continued its good start to the year in bringing yet another presidential candidate to UCC. In conjunction with UCC E&S Society, the Government and Politics Society hosted Senator David Norris as he outlined his vision for the Presidency. On 10 November, the Society will be hosting an event with Minister Simon Coveney concerning ‘The Role of Media in Politics today.’ In addition to this, the Society will also be planning an overnight trip to Dáil Éireann with all political societies. We’ll have more information on this in the next issue. As always, a huge thank you to those who continue to get involved and support the efforts of the Government and Politics Society. Aodh Quinlivan Ben English Director BSc Government Auditor Government and Politics Society Co-editor of Government Times Co-editor of Government Times PICTURE PERFECT Greystones Town Council recently made a presentation to Dr Aodh Quinlivan for his work in promoting local democracy; Michelle Healy (BSc Government 2005) was a welcome visitor to the department last week while on a trip home from her work with the Mines Advisory Group in South Sudan. 2 | P a g e Page 1 COVER STORY: Understanding Ireland’s relationship with EU Page 2 Editorial page Page 3 Contents page Page 4 Pictures from Ireland and EU conference Page 5 Report from Ireland and EU conference Page 6 Presidential Talk: Senator David Norris in UCC Page 7 Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Page 8 Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference Page 9 Report on Dadaab by Damien McSweeney Page 10 Pat Nash lecture on EU’s role in peacekeeping Page 11 BSc Government graduate takes Hollywood by storm Page 12 Showcasing the Department of Government Page 13 Showcasing the Department of Government Page 14 Public lecture by Dr John Barry Page 15 Leuven delegation and Dr Theresa Reidy on RTÉ Page 16 How Ireland Voted 2011 Page 17 New job for Dr Seamus O’Tuama Page 18 Dr Mary C. Murphy on first-time TDs 3 | P a g e Ireland and the EU: Can we understand each other? Pictures from successful conference Saturday 29 October 2011 4 | P a g e Ireland and the EU: Can we understand each other? Report from successful conference Saturday 29 October 2011 On 29 October, the Department of Government hosted for the third year in a row a one-day participative conference aimed at engaging young people with European issues. This event was funded by the Communicating Europe Initiative. Entitled ‘Ireland and the EU: can we understand each other?’ the conference was centred on two themes: the Common and Foreign Security Policy and the Euro crisis. Following an introduction by Professor Lynch-Fannon , Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD launched the proceedings and highlighted the significance of the European Union for Ireland. She insisted that it was necessary for young Irish people to understand the work and institutions of the European Union better in order to keep Ireland ‘punching above its weight’. Focusing on the country’s nationals in places of power within the European Union, such as having two of the Commission’s Secretaries General since its creation in 1958, Minister Creighton however warned that there seemed to be a disaffection of young Irish citizens for European jobs. She encouraged everyone to consider a career in EU institutions. Following the Minister’s opening of the conference, Dr P J Paul discussed the role of Ireland within the CFSP and the development of the CFSP itself. He made a clear distinction between a foreign policy and a security policy and highlighted that both were working within an intergovernmental context. Dr Seamus Coffey gave a very engaging presentation on the unfolding Euro crisis and compared the Greek debt with the Irish one. In the afternoon, students were divided into smaller workshops which gave them the opportunity to discuss issues and recommendations that they see to both issues raised in the morning. They stressed the benefit of a Common Foreign Policy for the EU and Ireland. While the reality of Ireland’s neutrality was questioned, there was a very strong consensus that there should not be a European army or policy force. Regarding the Euro crisis, students argued that Ireland should stay no matter what in the Eurozone. Some suggested the emergence of European economic federalism. The conference was a great success with 55 students from UCC, UCD, UL and DCU participating throughout the day in very lively debates. Dr Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan will write a report for the Department for Foreign Affairs analysing the debates of the day and putting forward the numerous recommendations made by students. 5 | P a g e Another success for Government and Politics Society as Senator David Norris completes the ‘Presidential Talks’ Series As you can see from the above pictures, a large crowd attended the recent ‘Evening with David Norris’ lecture. The Government and Politics Society organised three such events with Mary Davis, Sean Gallagher and Senator David Norris. Well done to all involved. 6 | P a g e PSAI ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN As reported in the last issue of Government Times , Department of Government staff and post- graduates presented 14 papers at the Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association of Ireland which took place in UCD from 21-23 October. Departmental staff also convened a number of panels. This included the first ever PSAI panel convened by the Local Government Specialist Group, under Dr Aodh Quinlivan . The panel was chaired by Professor Neil Collins and drew a large crowd. The above picture shows three of the speakers at the inaugural local government panel. From left to right, Dr Mark Callanan , Institute of Public Administration; Dr Brid Quinn , University of Limerick; Dr Matthew Potter , University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Mark Callanan is a graduate of the Department of Government (PhD 2006) and is PSAI paper, ‘Is big really so efficient? Investigating assumptions concerning local government reform and amalgamation’ was co-written with Dr Aodh Quinlivan and Ronan Murphy . 7 | P a g e PSAI ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN The above picture shows Dr Clodagh Harris with students from the MBS Government and MA Politics programmes who attended the PSAI conference on Friday. Fiona Buckley presented a variety of papers as the PSAI Annual Conference and here she is pictured with Claire McGing , NIU Maynooth and Jennifer Kavanagh , WIT. 8 | P a g e Dadaab… a forgotten city in the 21 st century Damien Mc Sweeney is a PhD candidate from the Department of Government supervised by Dr. Andrew Cottey . He was deployed to Dadaab as a member of Irish Aid’s Rapid Response Corps to work with UNHCR for eight months in 2010. His research is focusing on Humanitarian Interventions especially in the area of protection and security of vulnerable populations in complex emergencies. Damien has an article in the current issue of The Boolean which makes interesting reading. Read Damien’s article by following the link below: http://publish.ucc.ie/boolean/2011/00/McSweeney/33/en Damien’s PhD title is: ‘An examination of the Security and Protection of Vulnerable Populations in Complex Emergencies, using Dadaab Refugee camp in the North Easter Territories of Kenya as a case study’. Above: Damien Mc Sweeney at Dadaab Above: Refugees from Somalia at Dadaab 9 | P a g e Lecture on the EU’s Role in Peacekeeping MBS International Public Policy and Diplomacy [Director: Dr Andrew Cottey] One of Ireland’s most senior retired military officers, Lieutenant General Pat Nash , gave a fascinating lecture at UCC on the 26 October on the challenges involved in developing the EU’s foreign, security and defence policy. Lieutenant General Nash is a former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, has long experience of UN peacekeeping operations and was Operational Commander of the EU’s peacekeeping operation in Chad and the Central African Republic from 2007 to 2009 – an operation widely regarded as a model for what the EU can contribute in this area. Lieutenant General Nash’s lecture focused on the EU’s peacekeeping operation in Chad and the Central African Republic. He explained the complex political background to the operation: the on-going conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan had produced a major humanitarian crisis and EU governments faced pressure to respond.
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